Donald Trump has announced he is directing the defense department and other agencies to release whatever files they have on the search for alien life. “And they’re not being kept in, what is it? There’s no underground facility, unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”On Thursday, Trump accused Obama of disclosing “classified information”. Since then the Pentagon has promised more transparency on the topic. The information that has been made public shows that the vast majority of UFO reports made by the military go unsolved but the ones that are identified are largely benign in nature.

Source: The Guardian February 20, 2026 07:04 UTC